Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
श्राद्धे भुक्त्वाऽथ दत्त्वा वा श्राद्धं यो युद्धमाचरेत् । असंदिग्धं हि तच्छ्राद्धं स मन्दो व्यर्थतं नयेत्
śrāddhe bhuktvā'tha dattvā vā śrāddhaṃ yo yuddhamācaret | asaṃdigdhaṃ hi tacchrāddhaṃ sa mando vyarthataṃ nayet
Jika setelah makan dalam upacara Śrāddha atau setelah mempersembahkannya, seseorang terlibat dalam perkelahian, maka Śrāddha itu—tanpa ragu—menjadi sia-sia kerana kebodohan tersebut.
Bhartṛyajña (Śrāddha-kalpa instruction)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pṛthivīpati/king
Scene: After a Śrāddha meal and gifting, a man rushes into a fight; the pitṛs’ receiving hands fade, symbolizing the rite’s fruit becoming ‘vyartha’. A calm brāhmaṇa gestures to stop the conflict.
FAQs
Violence and quarrel contradict the sanctity of ancestor rites and can nullify their fruit.
The instruction is embedded in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya portion of Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
After participating in Śrāddha (as eater or donor), one should not engage in fighting or quarrels.